Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-08
OPENING A John KETTLE. :"
Six Fair New York Girls Indulge in an All
Night Game of Poker.
LANGTRY'S HANDSOME TOILET
Mayor Hewitt's Crusade - Editor
Oana's Darky-A Prince Snubbed
Mrs. AstOr's Pug-Clara
Bellies Letter.

NEW YORK. May g. Correspondence
. of the BEE. This particular pug dog in
the Madison Square garden show was an
Astor. His name was Cuff Astor, and he
belonged to Mrs. William Astor. His
nose was pushed in so far that he got
little of the outer free ar to breathe, and
his tail was curled SO tight that his hind
feet barely touched the ground. There
were other pugs around with him. and as
ugly as he, but none were like HIM, an
independent capitalist. Yes, Cuff is the
owner of $1,000, all won by him as
prizes in dog shows, and his mistress has
invested the money to his account, the
yield of interest going to his support and
adornment Probably he is the only
funded dog in the world.
The dog show was an intensely fash.
ionable event. 1t was a pity that the ex-
hibitors couldn't have been ticketed for
identification, ike the exhibits, for they
and they went around quite unrecognized
by the mass of visitors. Of course they
were known to those who keep posted as
to tie pretcntious cliques but it is a fact
that the men and women of the Astors,
Vanderbilts, Belmonts, and so on
through the noted families, could walk
the Bowery without getting second
would be no general recognition. And
so it was that when the pretty wife of
the junior August Belmont hugged and
kissed her pet collie, in the midst of Il
jam of gazers, few knew who she was.
Nor did Secretary of the Navy Whitney
get any popular recognition when he put
his trained Newfoundland through
his accomplishments. New York
is tremendously big town.
However, there were ladies who success
fully exhibited themselves and their dogs.
These were actresses. Helen Dauvray
posed along with her setter, Lillian Rus
sell grouped herself with French
duo with a st. Bernard, the latest Mrs.
Boucicault led around an Irish setter and
Annie Robe permitted herself to be
dragged by mastiff; but the winner of
most attention was Mrs. Langtry, who
showed herself along with Freddy Geb-
hardt and a fox terrier--both on
strings. The women admire the Lang
try intensely, and so Isuppose a descrip-
ton Of her toilet Is desirable. AS she
stood near the orchestra platform, all
eyes were turned upon her. but she ap-
appeared to be utterly unconscious of
anybody but her friends and the musici-
ans. When they finished playing Il par
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quest, she not only smiled her thanks, but
applauded as we'll as she could with
her arms filled with, black
and,tan that had been pre-
sented to her. Mrs. Langtry made pic.
turesque appearance in costume OF
olive green and red. Over q red silk
skirt, made full and finished with points
at the edge, there was a short, straight
drapery Of olive velvet, striped in red,
and the costume was completed by a
jacket of velvet set off by frills of lace in
front. She wore u large hat of mouse
color rolled up ut one side, and adorned
with green and red ostrich tips. On this
occasion, Mrs. Langtry revealed herself
as the possessor Of the auburn locks
crimped seemed to be loosely confined
low at the back with pins, suggestive Of 8
cushion, and altogether had too artificial
look to be becoming.
Mayor Hewitts crusade against dirt is
solidifying his influence with the womer
of New York, and if they had politica
party OF their own they would nominal,
him perpetual president of the univers,
and parade HIM under the banner of tn,
dust cloth and broom. Before he got tn,
idea that II mayors business was lOOkin;
after the pubic comfort and conveniences
rather that laying political subways L
denomination, the dirt was the boss o
NcW loth. icopic put ohtIcis oA nSuc
on the curbstone. and men came alOn,
in the middle of the day witt
carts, lifted the barrels, poure,
part OF the contents into the carts, ant
distributed the rest in gritty showers owe
the people passing by. Italians general
went ahead of the carts and stirred III
the contents of the barrels with thei
rag hooks. When the city laborer
amused themselves by cleaning street
railroad workmen followed them an
spilled more.dirt on the pavement bt
tween the tracks. Storekeepers swer
all the refuse from their floors across tn
sidewalks, and never stopped sweel
ing to let anybody pass. The wisk of
broom would hill the ilounces of lady
dress with the dust and cigar stuml
from store. The mayor began orde,
ing garbage collectors to d
their work at night. Then
told tho police to prevent tn
Italians from making mess on the sid
walks. Finally, he settled the ash barr,
nuisance bv issuing orders that barre
should not be set upon the sidewalk
all. The sweeping Of dirt from building
into the street was prohibited, the raj
road men were told to quit spreadin
loan and sand on the pavements. III
New York began to put ON q clean tn,
and fail TO recognize itself. In the el
forcement of these orders, some que,
things occurred. Charles A. Dana's n
gro servant went out to sweep back in,
he gutter the dust that had been blow